THE BACKSTORY
In 1998, with no qualifications other than a traveler’s eye and a knack for telling a tale, Ellen Barone traded a secure academic career for the wild blue yonder and a new life as an independent travel writer and photographer.
From a handful of assignments to hundreds of adventures spanning the globe, she turned a passion for exploration into a creative life inspired by a commitment to exploration.
Since 2011, after 15 years in media production for travel and tourism, Ellen has worked remotely as an independent web services provider and content manager. She is based in New Mexico, but is as likely to be logging in from Peru or Portugal as from home. Ellen also publishes the travel writing website YourLifeIsATrip.com.
When she's not discovering a new place, writing, or creating, you'll find her reading, geeking out about cool design and local artisans, researching her latest curiosity, or daydreaming in a hammock.
She still loves to freelance and collaborate, so if you have an interesting project, please contact Ellen to schedule talks or to create new work.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Holmes
Meet Ellen and Hank
From an improbable start over three decades ago, Ellen and Hank Barone embarked on an unconventional path defined by adventure. In 1994, Ellen, aged thirty-one, and Hank, fifty-eight, spontaneously eloped during a three-month summer vacation. Two years later, they set out in a Subaru Outback towing a pop-up tent camper, only to return home after over a year on the road. Within fourteen months, they relocated 2,000 miles away to start anew. And for much of the past two decades, they’ve traveled the world.
